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englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources For Gatsby, with a heart like a rock, may you never discover the meaning of “clock” No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 SCHOLASTIC and WORD FAMILY TALES and associated designs are trademarks of Scholastic Inc Illustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida Produced by Brown Publishing Network ISBN: 0-439-26254-2 Copyright © 2002 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Once upon a time, there was an old clock shop Inside the shop lived a whole flock of clocks There were alarm clocks, cuckoo clocks, even a tall grandfather clock englishtips.org Tick, tock Tick, tock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock All day long, the shop was filled with the sound of clocks “Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock.” But one clock stood out from the rest His name was Tick englishtips.org Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tick Tick had a problem “Tick, tick Tick, tick Tick, tick.” Tick was a clock who could not tock! englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick, tick “What poppycock!” said Grandfather Clock “All clocks can tock You must simply try harder.” Tick tried with all his might But it was no use He just couldn’t tock englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources The other clocks began to tease Tick “What good is a clock who can’t tock?” they said Tick hated being a laughing stock, but what could he do? englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Then late one day, as the shopkeeper was about to lock up, there was a knock at the door In walked a woman carrying a pink clock englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources The woman handed the clock to the shopkeeper “I don’t like this clock,” she said “Perhaps you can sell it to someone else.” englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tock, tock The next morning, the clocks welcomed the new member of their flock But they were in for quite a shock When the clock opened her mouth, out came, “Tock, tock Tock, tock Tock, tock.” englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick couldn’t believe it—a clock who could only tock! This gave Tick an idea He whispered something to Tock, the new clock englishtips.org TOCK Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources TICK, Then the two clocks stood up tall, side by side In perfect time came the sound of each clock, “Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock.” englishtips.org 10 Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources A customer heard the musical tick-tocking of the two clocks working together “How lovely!” he said “I’ve never seen anything like that before.” Tick was as proud as a peacock So was Tock englishtips.org 11 Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources The customer bought Tick and Tock “I’ll have the most unusual clocks on my block!” he said englishtips.org 12 Tock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick, So Tick and Tock went home with the man There, the two friends ticked and tocked around the clock and lived happily ever after englishtips.org 13 -ock Word Family Riddles Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter or letters to the -ock sound to finish each one To find out the time I look at the _ock My toe was cold because there was a hole in my ock He got paint on this shirt because he did not wear an art _ock Do not touch the plug or you will get an electric _ock At the door I heard someone _ock englishtips.org 14 The boat is anchored to the ock While hiking I stubbed my toe on a ock Only I know the combination to my bicycle ock To finish the tower we need one more building _ock 10 A group of bees is called a swarm A group of birds is called a _ock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ock englishtips.org 15 Answers: clock, sock, smock, shock, knock, dock, rock, lock, block, 10 flock - ock Cheer Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources For all of the words that we can spell With an O, C, and K that make the sound –ock, You’ll find it in tock and block and clock Three little letters, that’s all that we need To make a whole family of words to read! -ock englishtips.org 16 Make a list of other –ock words Then use them in the cheer! Reading Tips -ock He re are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family –ock Ask children to find the -ock word ending at the top of the front cover Review aloud with children the sound these three letters make together Can they find two words in the title with the -ock sound? Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover Ask children to point out the words they hear with the -ock sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes many more words that end in -ock Can they help you find them? Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the book, emphasizing the -ock word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to listen closely and identify all the words that end in -ock (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear one, or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page) As they so, make a list on chart paper of all the -ock words Write each of the words from your list on an unlined index card Use a different color for -ock than the rest of the word Read each word on the cards with children On another reading of the story, distribute the cards to children and have them hold up their card as their word is read Pages 14–15 of the book feature 10 riddles with answers that require a word ending in -ock Read each riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers Read aloud the cheer on page 16 several times, with lots of energy Invite children to join you in reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a “cheerleader”) englishtips.org Other words in the -ock family: crock dock frock jock knock rock stock smock sock gridlock livestock padlock roadblock shamrock sunblock unlock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock (-ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ock sound, made by the letters O, C, and K All these words belong to a group called a word family  ... words in the -ock family: crock dock frock jock knock rock stock smock sock gridlock livestock padlock roadblock shamrock sunblock unlock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock ( -ock) ©... a whole flock of clocks There were alarm clocks, cuckoo clocks, even a tall grandfather clock englishtips.org Tick, tock Tick, tock Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock ( -ock) © Scholastic... a clock who could not tock! englishtips.org Word Family Tales: The Clock Who Could Not Tock ( -ock) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Tick, tick “What poppycock!” said Grandfather Clock “All clocks